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Ted Cruz: “We accomplished both of those last year.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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… a senator I wrote were number one, school choice and number two, Social Security personal accounts, the ability to accumulate assets in the stock market. And what is amazing is We accomplished both of those last year. And it is transformational. And so I think economic policy should focus on ownership and savings and investment. And that's exactly what we've done. That impact in terms of just changing the philosophy of kids. (20:49–20:52)

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Asserts that school choice and Social Security personal accounts were achieved in the previous year.

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